Job ID
41158
Job Title
EFSVL Assistant
To work for
Oxfam Syria
Country
Syria
City
Der Al Zour
Field of Work
Engineering - Humanitarian/Disasters
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Finished or Exempted (For male)
Minimum Education Level
Baccalaureate
Responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Participate in the direct implementation of Oxfam FSL activities including community mobilisation, beneficiary registration and verification, cash or CFW, start-up capital agriculture inputs and livelihoods business support distribution process and monitoring, and livelihood infrastructure rehabilitation.
• Working with community members and representatives to facilitate the program implementation and proactively achieve solutions to problems arising.
• Carry out household interviews/surveys, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and data collection as per plans. Data entry can be required.
• Provide support to implement program activity plans in line with agreed standard procedures and Oxfam Code of Conduct.
• Working in a team and coordinating with other FSL staff and with other department staff
• Supervision and follow up of beneficiaries to ensure data recording (attendance lists, meeting minutes, delivery notes, distribution lists, questionnaires, etc.).
• Support the process of resolving challenges with target communities and beneficiaries.
• Work patterns are high pressure and require proper judgement about basic adjustment and urgent action on routine.
• Collect and make local information accessible and usable by project management and non-specialists.
• Support the process of coordination with Project Support Committees and community leaders to participate in decision making and support delivery process.
• Support Agriculture and Livelihoods (Value chain and Agriculture) Officer, Field Assistants, and volunteers in engaging with communities through meetings and interviews.
• Drafting notes of field visits for review by programme team; preparing secondary data analysis and reports as required by the programme team.
• Participate in the direct implementation of Oxfam FSL activities including community mobilisation, beneficiary registration and verification, cash or CFW, start-up capital agriculture inputs and livelihoods business support distribution process and monitoring, and livelihood infrastructure rehabilitation.
• Working with community members and representatives to facilitate the program implementation and proactively achieve solutions to problems arising.
• Carry out household interviews/surveys, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and data collection as per plans. Data entry can be required.
• Provide support to implement program activity plans in line with agreed standard procedures and Oxfam Code of Conduct.
• Working in a team and coordinating with other FSL staff and with other department staff
• Supervision and follow up of beneficiaries to ensure data recording (attendance lists, meeting minutes, delivery notes, distribution lists, questionnaires, etc.).
• Support the process of resolving challenges with target communities and beneficiaries.
• Work patterns are high pressure and require proper judgement about basic adjustment and urgent action on routine.
• Collect and make local information accessible and usable by project management and non-specialists.
• Support the process of coordination with Project Support Committees and community leaders to participate in decision making and support delivery process.
• Support Agriculture and Livelihoods (Value chain and Agriculture) Officer, Field Assistants, and volunteers in engaging with communities through meetings and interviews.
• Drafting notes of field visits for review by programme team; preparing secondary data analysis and reports as required by the programme team.
Qualifications
ESSENTIAL
• Sound judgement
• Listening
• Decisiveness
• Self-Awareness
In addition:
• Minimum of 1 years’ experience in FSL projects.
• Experience in implementing infrastructure projects, preferably within agriculture-related projects.
• Experience in market-based emergency food security, livelihood project activities, and value chain components is highly desirable.
• Relevant academic background preferable in Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical) or Economics or Agriculture.
• Demonstrated experience in the use of participatory approaches to deliver agriculture, livelihoods, cash grants, and infrastructure rehabilitation intervention with community leaders, local authorities, and local partners.
• Experience in gender and protection mainstreaming.
• Strong understanding of local socio-economic development issues, institutions and local contexts for target communities
• Strong ability to work within a team and consult with a wide range of staff colleagues.
• Flexibility and ability to manage work stress and to work under high pressure. Able to spend 100% time in the field.
• Pro-active and with excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
Desirable.
• 2-3 years of experience in FSL projects.
• Team-working skills.
• Experience in working with stakeholders, community-based organizations, and local partners
• Good analytical skills and problem-solving ability
• Experience working in a diverse team and team-building
• Flexibility under pressure and in response to changing needs.
• Attention to detail and excellent numeracy.
• Good communication skills
• Good leadership skills
• Sound judgement
• Listening
• Decisiveness
• Self-Awareness
In addition:
• Minimum of 1 years’ experience in FSL projects.
• Experience in implementing infrastructure projects, preferably within agriculture-related projects.
• Experience in market-based emergency food security, livelihood project activities, and value chain components is highly desirable.
• Relevant academic background preferable in Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical) or Economics or Agriculture.
• Demonstrated experience in the use of participatory approaches to deliver agriculture, livelihoods, cash grants, and infrastructure rehabilitation intervention with community leaders, local authorities, and local partners.
• Experience in gender and protection mainstreaming.
• Strong understanding of local socio-economic development issues, institutions and local contexts for target communities
• Strong ability to work within a team and consult with a wide range of staff colleagues.
• Flexibility and ability to manage work stress and to work under high pressure. Able to spend 100% time in the field.
• Pro-active and with excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
Desirable.
• 2-3 years of experience in FSL projects.
• Team-working skills.
• Experience in working with stakeholders, community-based organizations, and local partners
• Good analytical skills and problem-solving ability
• Experience working in a diverse team and team-building
• Flexibility under pressure and in response to changing needs.
• Attention to detail and excellent numeracy.
• Good communication skills
• Good leadership skills
Specific Vacancy Requirements
The end date will be after two weeks
Salary and Benefits
As per Oxfam Salary Scale
About us
Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations networked together in more than 90 countries, as part of a global movement for change, to build a future free from the injustice of poverty.
In Syria :
While Oxfam has been present in the region since 1970, it began operating in Syria through its Damascus based presence in July 2013. Since then, Oxfam has been responding to both the urgent WASH needs for vulnerable people, and has been working on the rehabilitation of water systems in order to provide durable, more sustainable solutions to the affected populations. Interventions implemented under Oxfam's WASH Programme include: Provision of Acute Emergency Life-Saving WASH Services, Rehabilitation of Water Systems, Hygiene Promotion and Water Conservation, Capacity Building and Training, and Improved Emergency WASH Coordination. To date, Oxfam has been worked in 10 governorates, seeking out to over 2.5 million beneficiaries.
In Syria :
While Oxfam has been present in the region since 1970, it began operating in Syria through its Damascus based presence in July 2013. Since then, Oxfam has been responding to both the urgent WASH needs for vulnerable people, and has been working on the rehabilitation of water systems in order to provide durable, more sustainable solutions to the affected populations. Interventions implemented under Oxfam's WASH Programme include: Provision of Acute Emergency Life-Saving WASH Services, Rehabilitation of Water Systems, Hygiene Promotion and Water Conservation, Capacity Building and Training, and Improved Emergency WASH Coordination. To date, Oxfam has been worked in 10 governorates, seeking out to over 2.5 million beneficiaries.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Oct 21, 2024
Expiry Date
Nov 05, 2024
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CV Language
English
